Cheese-cutter.



PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

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W. G. TEMPLETON. CHEESE CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED mm: 30,1906.

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CHEESE-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed June 30,1906. Serial No. 324,232.

To (all whom it may OOH/06771,:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. TEMPLE- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso and Stateof Colorado, have invented a new and useful Cheese-Cutter, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to cheese cutters of that general class in whichthe cheese is mounted on a revoluhle cutter board which is turned inorder to permit the cutting of segments of any desired s ze and weight.In machines of this class it is found necessary to provide means forsecurely holding the cheese on the cutter board in order that the knifemay make smooth and even cuts, and it has further been consideredadvisable to protect the cut end of the cheese from exposure to theatmosphere.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an improvedconstruction of follower or shield for the cut face of the cheese and toprovide an improved form of holding support or spur which will preventdisplacement of the cheese during the cutting operation, especially whenonly a small segment of cheese remains on the board.

A still further object of the invention is to provide holding spurswhich will prevent movement of the cheese either radially orcircumferentially of the cutter hoard without injury to the cheese.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafterfully appear, the invention consists in certain novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed outin the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in theform, proportions, size and minor details of the structure may be madewithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cheesecutter provided with a follower or protecting shield constructed andarranged. in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional viewthrougha portion of the cutter board and the base flange of thefollower, the latter being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a transversesectional view of the follower. Fig. i is a detail perspective view onan enlarged scale showing the upper flange and cheese holding spurs ofthe follower. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the blank fromwhich the upper plate of the follower is formed.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

in carrying out the invention, the cutter board A is provided with pinsor spurs B, on which the cheese is impaled, these spurs presenting broadsurfaces that serve to hold the cheese from revoluhle movement on theboard during the cutting operation.

Mounted on the board is a follower plate or shield 10 having a flangedface 11 that is provided with a suitable slot 12 for the passage of theinner end of a locking bar 13 which passes through a suitable orificeformed in a small metallic plate or disk 14 which is secured to theupper surface of the cutter board. The rear end of this locking barcarries a suitable screw 16 arranged to enter a threaded opening formedin the cutter board, or in a metallic plug inserted therein, the screwpassing through an arcuate slot that is formed in the flanged face inorder to allow adjustment of the follower plate with respect to the cutface of the cheese.

The follower plate is formed of two sec tions, the lower sect-ion 18being formed of relatively heavy sheet metal, while the upper section 19is somewhat lighter, and has end flanges which are guided by the ends ofthe lower section 18. The upper plate 19 has a horizontally disposedflange 20 that extends over a portion of the top of the cheese, and tothe lower face of this flange are secured cheese impaling spurs 21 thatserve to lock the follower to the cheese, and at the same time assistthe lower spurs B of the cutter hoard in holding the cheese fromrotative inovement during the cutting operation.

It is found in practice that when only a small segment of the cheeseremains, there is a decided tendency to displacement of the cheese,especially where the knife swings inward toward the axis of the cutterboard, and to prevent this, the spurs 21 are so shaped as to positivelyhold. the cheese from movement radially of the hoard, as well aspreventing circumferential movement. To this end, therefore, the spursare formed of small pieces of sheet metal bent to form two wings 23 and24 that are approximately at a right angle to each other, the edges ofsaid wings being tapered down toward the bending line in order to form asharp impaling point, so that the spurs may be readily thrust down intothe cheese. The flat surface 23 of the spur serves to prevent rotarymovement of the cheese on the cutter board while the flat surface 24acts to hold the cheese from movement in a direction radial of theboard, so that the cheese will be firmly locked in place and clean,regular cuts may be insured.

While it is preferred to form the spurs of sheet metal and solder thesame to the upper flange of the follower, it should be understood thatsaid spurs may be formed of cast metal and may be secured in place inany desired manner, or the spurs may be made to form an integral part ofthe upper section of the follower plate, the plate being stamped orotherwise cut so that the spurs may be formed during the subsequentshaping of said plate, as shown in Fig. 5.

I claim 1. A follower plate or shield for use in connection with cheesecutters, said follower plate being provided with reinforced impalingspurs presenting broad surfaces to prevent movement of the cheese inadirection radial of the cutter board.

2. A follower plate or shield having reinthe upper of said sectionshaving an approximately horizontal flange, and cheese impaling spursdepending from the flange, said spurs being formed of sheet metal eachbent to form wings that are approximately at a right angle to eachother, said wings serving to prevent circumferential and radial movementof the cheese.

4. A follower or shield formed of sections, the upper of said sectionshaving an approximately horizontal flange, cheese impaling spurs formedintegral with the flange and bent downward approximately at a right anlethereto, each of said spurs being bent to orm wings that areapproximately at a right angle to each other.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

W ILLIAM G. TEMPLETON.

Witnesses:

T. P. EVANS, T. C. STRAcHAN.

